Christmas Eve

Even though Christmas Eve was several nights ago, I've decided to back date this post and pretend it is Christmas Eve all over again.

I could have written a little something about it at the time but I not only didn't have the motivation, I also didn't want to detract from the too-fast Christmas and Christmas Eve while it was happening.

Now that things have (unfortunately) quieted down, I'll take the minute or two to post these exciting photos.

Let's start with the Christmas Eve decorating of cookies...

Here's a closeup of Sam's tray before cooking. Note that some of the sugar actually made it onto the cookies. Also note the traditional Christmas Dinosaur.

Let's flash forward to just before bedtime. This is when Sam writes a letter to Santa. Every year I wonder if last year was the last time he'll write to Santa but, so far anyway, he continues with the letters.

Santa wrote a response, but I didn't think it was anything special - so I'm not bothering to post it. Sam must have liked it though. For the second year in a row, he wanted to make sure I saved it. (I did.)

And here's another flash forward - this time to when all of the kids are in bed and the stockings are stuffed and waiting for morning - a morning which came (and went) all too quickly.

I hope you had a merry Christmas.

And I hope your Christmas and Christmas Eve went by a lot slower than mine did for me.